Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)

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2018 Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 16. It is theYear of the Dogaccording to Chinese zodiac.

It is a great chance to experience the folk customs!

Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, has more than 4,000 years of history.

It is the grandest and the most important annual event for Chinese people.

Holiday Origins from Monster Nian

Originating during the Shang Dynasty (17th - 11th century BC), the festival used to be observed

to fight against the monster "Nian" who liked to eat children and livestock. The monster wasafraid of

red color and loud sound. Therefore, people decorated their houses in red and set off firecrackers to

expel it.